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Fester Addams
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Posted - 2003.08.18 00:25:00 -
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Have I made a calculation error or are ships moving at very slow speeds?
just a few examples: 1000m/s is a fast ship here, any car, and I meen ANY car can beat that as all cars I know of have a top speed over 60km/h
A common speed for me seems to be round 400m/s with Ab running but no MWD, that is a staggering 24km/h, I can beat that on a bike.
I hope I have made a grave calculations error somwhere :)
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Sally
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Posted - 2003.08.18 00:28:00 -
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400 m/s -> 24.000 m/minute -> 1.440.000 m/hour -> 1.440 km/hour
I think you should apply for the Tour de France if you can drive that fast with your bike. -- Stories: #1 --
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Xelios
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Posted - 2003.08.18 00:28:00 -
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Isn't 400m/s more like 1440km/h?
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Fester Addams
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Posted - 2003.08.18 00:31:00 -
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like I said, I was hoping I made an calculations error, I blame it on sleep deprivation and lack of coffine :)
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Monsang
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Posted - 2003.08.18 00:31:00 -
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1000m/s = 60km/m 1000m/s = 3600km/h
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Sally
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Posted - 2003.08.18 00:32:00 -
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Haha. No worries. Math is good for making mistakes :-). -- Stories: #1 --
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Capt Xpendable
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Posted - 2003.08.18 00:34:00 -
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Edited by: Capt Xpendable on 18/08/2003 06:22:10 even easier 1000m/s = 1km/s = 60 km/m = 3600 km/h
Though it still sort of supports his point, that's not near as fast as the space shuttle currently moves in orbit.
*edit* Looked it up, 17600 miles per hour or 28324 km/h -------------------------------------------- "Let me guess. My theories appall you, my heresies outrage you, I never answer letters and you don't like my tie." The Doctor |
Monsang
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Posted - 2003.08.18 00:34:00 -
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Quote: I blame it on sleep deprivation and lack of coffine :)
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Xelios
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Posted - 2003.08.18 00:36:00 -
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Yeah but if we really wanted to go realism it would be impossible to be STOPPED, yet our ships do it all the time =P
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Capt Xpendable
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Posted - 2003.08.18 00:42:00 -
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Edited by: Capt Xpendable on 18/08/2003 00:42:26 Not when you've got inertial dampeners. Allows your ship to come to a complete stop from warp with the added bonus that you don't get turned into a thin, red paste on the inside of your hull.
-------------------------------------------- "Let me guess. My theories appall you, my heresies outrage you, I never answer letters and you don't like my tie." The Doctor |
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Vacuole
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Posted - 2003.08.18 00:46:00 -
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They're STOPPED, relative to the local coordinate system, which I suppose is the belt you are in, station you are near, or (if in deep space), relative to the nearby star or whatever else.
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Baldour Ngarr
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Posted - 2003.08.18 08:44:00 -
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Quote: They're STOPPED, relative to the local coordinate system, which I suppose is the belt you are in, station you are near, or (if in deep space), relative to the nearby star or whatever else.
Pretty much ... if anyone thinks about this too hard they'll realise that the whole concept that EVE travel is founded on is hopelessly flawed, and that if we insist on using real-world physics the game can't possibly be written :D So we'll just have to accept what we've got. There *has* to be a trade-off between realism and gameplay, and this is one area where gameplay has to take precedence. 523,000 years of RL time to reach the next system is not a viable game feature.
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